"I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again." ~William Penn

12/29/13

"A year of God's kindness - if we give it and receive it, the year ahead will undoubtedly be the best one so far." ~Francis Gay

"At times it can seem like the world is reluctant to see how wonderful it is. What it needs is a few more pilgrims." ~Francis Gay

"Don't let doubts make you give up without even trying." ~Francis Gay

"Even if you are not a budding writer, there is one piece of authorship that we can all manage." ~Francis Gay

"Friendship enhances our lives and gladdens our hearts." ~Francis Gay

"Good news is what we wait for the postman to bring it in the mail. We hope to hear it when the phone rings, we love to share it with friends and few things can brighten a day the way it can." ~Francis Gay

"How beautiful a day can be when kindness touches it." ~George Elliston

"Places and people, they are almost always worth getting to know better," ~Francis Gay

"The coming of spring ... raise people's spirits. When that season is in the air we seem happier, freer with our smiles and our steps are lighter. Spring doesn't just make us feel better. It's a tonic for the whole world!" ~Francis Gay

"The older we become, the more time we have to reflect upon how we have lived our lives. We might have a few regrets and disappointments; we might have done things we have ever regretted." ~Francis Gay

"The power of memory can carry us back to every place where we have been happy and at peace with the world in a twinkling. Long after other recollections have faded, we can treasure the golden ones and keep them fresh." ~Francis Gay

"We all shed tears at times of sorrow, but there are other times when they come from sheer joy. Perhaps the sweetest tears of all are those we shed in sympathy with others,..." ~Francis Gay

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OTHER QUOTES 2014

"A friend is someone who sees you first tear fall, catches the second, stops the third and turns the fourth into a smile." ~Anon

"A good sense of humour helps us to overlook the unbecoming, understand the unconventional, tolerate the unpleasant, overcome the unexpected, and outlast the unbearable." ~Billy Graham (THE FRIENDSHIP BOOK: A Thought For Each Day 2014, a treasured gift from Maurice P. Ware.)

"Everyone is hungry for a kind word. Feed them." ~Anon

"Happiness is a way of travelling rather than a destination." ~Anon

"How happy the trees must be, to hear the song of the birds again in their branches! After the silence and leaflessness, to have the birds back once more and to feel them busy at nest-building; how glad to give them the moss and the fibres and the crutch of the boughs to build in." ~Richard Jefferies, 2014/MPW

"I have no regrets because my mistakes have given me the knowledge that has made me the man I am today. Regrets are anchors that drag you back." ~Marco Pierre

"I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to t'ake, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see." ~John Burroughs

"I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think." ~Rumi

"It takes a great man to be a good listener." ~Calvin Coolidge

"Look back and smile at perils past." ~Sir Walter Scott

"My garden taught me many things. But mostly it's taught me how little I know. I've planted seeds and seedlings countless times and had grass, vegetables, fruit and flowers in return. But I couldn't even begin to understand how those everyday miracles work." ~Harry

"Sometimes when I'm listening to music or reading a good book, or just enjoying being in beautiful surroundings, it's almost like a kind of recognition - a realisation that something just feels completely right." ~Mrs. Francis Gay referred to a The Lady of the House.

"There are glimpses of heaven in every act, or thought, or word that raises us above ourselves." ~Arthur P. Stanley, Dean of Westminster 19th century)

"To be able to look backwards and say, 'This, this has been the finest year of my life', that is glorious! But to be able to look ahead and say: 'The present year can and shall be better', that is more glorious!" ~Frank C. Laubach (Educatir, missionary)

"We will open the book. It's pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day." ~Edith Lovejoy Pierce

"When you carry out acts of kindness you get a wonderful feeling inside. It's as though something inside your body responds and says, yes, this is how I ought to feel." ~Harold Krushner

"When you judge someone you see the mess in their life. But when you love someone you see the life in their mess." ~Unattributed

12/27/13

"(Astronomical) observations... are peculiarly adapted to women... The eye that directs a needle in the delicate meshes of embroidery will equally well bisect a star with the spider web of the micrometer." ~Maria Mitchell (1818-1889, Astronomer, Educator)

"For women there are, undoubtedly, great difficulties in the path, but so much the more to overcome. First, no woman should say, "I am but a woman!" But a woman! What more can you ask to be?" ~Maria Mitchell

"We have a hunger of the mind which asks for knowledge of all around us; and the more we gain, the more is our desire. The more we see, the more we are capable of seeing." ~Maria Mitchell, 1818-1889, American astronomer, educator

"Misfortune strikes and we think we will never recover from the blow, but in time things do improve - if they are not the same as they were before, at least there is some semblance of order and meaning." ~ Francis Gay (1998)

"If we stop and listen, become still and quiet enough to be rightly awed by the nature of our lives, we invariably find ourselves in conversation with some small voice, close and familiar, calling us to become better people, to be wiser, more focused, clear, at peace." ~Wayne Mulle

12/25/13

"A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation." ~Moliere

"All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing." ~Moliere

“Beauty without intelligence is like a hook without bait.” ~Molière, Tartuffe

“Hypocrisy is a fashionable vice, and all fashionable vices pass for virtue.” ~Molière

“It is a wonderful seasoning of all enjoyments to think of those we love.” ~Molière

“It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable.” ~Molière

“My hate is general, I detest all men;
Some because they are wicked and do evil,
Others because they tolerate the wicked,
Refusing them the active vigorous scorn
Which vice should stimulate in virtuous minds.”
~Molière, The Misanthrope

“Life is a tragedy to those who feel and a comedy to those who think.” ~Molière

"It's important to take time out to nurture you, and bring yourself back into balance... connect to all levels of self; mind, body and soul, and ensure that what needs your attention is brought back into harmony once more." ~ The Ruby Getaway, FB

"Every fantasy, be it of love or hate, deprives you of knowledge for fantasies are the veil behind which truth is hidden. To lift the veil that seems so dark and heavy it is only needful to value truth beyond all fantasy, and to be entirely unwilling to settle for illusion in place of truth." ~Helen Schucman

12/23/13

"Anytime we can listen to true self and give it the care it requires, we do so not only for ourselves but for the many others whose lives we touch." ~Parker J. Palmer

"Don't let anyone or anything rob you of the beauty and meaning at the heart of life. It's your birthright gift." ~Parker J. Palmer

"Hospitality is always an act that benefits the host even more than the guest. The concept of hospitality arose in ancient times when the reciprocity was easier to see: in nomadic cultures, the food and shelter one gave to a stranger yesterday is the food and shelter one hopes to receive from a stranger tomorrow. By offering hospitality, one participates in the endless reweaving of a social fabric on which all can depend--thus the gift of sustenance for the guest becomes a gift of hope for the host." ~Parker J. Palmer from LLF

"Our lives are full of paradoxes—things that seem contradictory but actually complement each other."
~Parker J. Palmer

Solitude does not always mean living apart from others. It means never living apart from one's self.

Community does not always mean living face-to-face with others. It means never losing the awareness that our lives are intertwined.

"Sometimes we must swim upstream against cruelty, injustice and untruth." ~Parker J. Palmer

"This morning—as I awakened feeling a bit lost—it dawned on me that my life has been a series of visits to the Lost and Found Department! Time after time, I've felt lost, and time after time I've been found." ~Parker J. Palmer

"... no human being should ever have to fear for his or her life because of their political or religious beliefs. We are in this together, my friends, the rich, the poor, the red, white, black, brown and yellow. We share responsibility for Mother Earth and those who live and breathe upon her. Never forget that." ~Leonard Peltier

12/22/13

"A genuine teacher does not seek to impress you with their greatness, but instead to impress upon you that you possess the skills to discover your own." ~Charles F. Glassman

"All it takes is a little bit of faith...in your self. Try this approach, this affirmation, and watch how it sends an empowering, healthy chill that moves you in the direction to live your everyday extraordinary!" ~Dr. Charles F. Glassman, Coach MD

"Although some say it is both a blessing and a curse to feel so deeply, I will take sensitivity over indifference every time." ~Dr. Charles Glassman

"Being an optimist doesn't mean you have to ignore reality. Instead, it helps to keep you healthier, with a clearer head, so that you can understand the reality and respond to it, rather than react." ~Dr. Charles, Coach MD

"Don’t underestimate the power of humor and the ability to laugh at yourself to deliver peace and serenity." ~Dr. Charles, Coach MD

"Everyone has a story. And that story is filled with ups and downs, disappointments, frustrations, and sometimes downright hardships. However, as long as we are alive on this earth, we must remember that despite our challenges, hope lies in the reality that our story does not end here." ~Charles F. Glassman, MD

"Everyone has at least one gift, talent, skill. Life is not about leveling the playing field, but allowing you to express your gifts. Those who look to expose your strengths and not take advantage of your weaknesses are much more pleasant (and safe) to be around." ~Dr. Charles, Coach MD

"Everyone has challenges, no matter how perfect their lives seem on Facebook." ~Dr. Charles, CoachMD

"Expecting that the future will be bleak and dark is a sure fire way to lock in ill physical and mental health. But to give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way increases the opportunity to live your everyday extraordinary and have better holistic health." ~Dr. Charles, Coach MD

"How often does this happen in our life - we find ourselves in relationships that we love, yet as time goes on, we begin looking astray, wondering if there might be something better. Or, we go to work and dread it. And as we dread our work, we look at others and wonder what it would be like to have their job, their husband of wife, their life. But it is hard to achieve anything that lasts and that we love, when we always have one foot out the door. What I have found is that loyalty strengthens love – be loyal to your lover, be loyal to your work, be loyal to yourself. From that place of loyalty will grow and attract more love." ~Charles F. Glassman, MD Coach MD

"I will always find a way and a way will always find me." ~Dr. Charles, Coach MD

"It is easy to confuse the desire to achieve with the desire to one-up another. The latter originates from our primal nature, whereas the former comes from the deepest, truest part of our humanity - the location of our authentic personal strength, our mind: the gateway to our pure potential and soul. Redirect your desire and watch how your health improves and how you come close to living your everyday extraordinary!" ~Dr. Charles, Coach MD

"It is how we nurture the good and deal with the bad that ultimately shapes our destiny." ~Dr. Charles, CoachMD

"It may seem like a no brainer, but how many of us go through life trying to get the approval or love from someone other than ourselves; from our parents, friends, lover, spouse, siblings? The need for love from another person often stands in the way of our finding true self-love, which is the most pure and divine. Once we find that, giving and accepting love becomes fluid and free." ~Charles F. Glassman, Coach MD

"Kindness begins with the understanding that we all struggle." ~Charles Glassman Coach MD

"Love is not always fireworks and magic. Often we’ll experience it in the form of patience, acceptance, loyalty, and mutual respect." ~Charles F. Glassman, CoachMD

"Making the unfamiliar familiar, the uncomfortable comfortable, and the unknown known means creating new habits and that is a daily exercise." ~Dr. Charles, Coach MD

"Patience is the glue that binds hard work and faith." ~Dr. Charles, Coach MD

"Usually when someone is angry we hear their angry words. Instead, try hearing the unspoken, “I am scared, I am frustrated, I am insecure, I am vulnerable, I am threatened." The words are less important than the actual trigger and will hurt less if we recognize this." ~Dr. Charles, Coach MD

"Usually when someone is angry, all we hear are their angry words. Instead, try hearing the unspoken, “I am scared, I am frustrated, I am insecure, I am vulnerable, I am threatened." The words are less important than the actual trigger and will hurt less if we recaognize this." ~Dr. Charles Glassman, CoachMD

"We are always looking for the next best thing to keep us in tip top shape. I have found that the way we choose to walk our lives, each day, is what ultimately shapes our health. That's why, for the health of my mind, body, and spirit, I choose to walk with: gratitude not envy; faith not worry; confidence not fear; kindness not anger." ~Dr. Charles, CoachMD

"We formulate dreams, wishes, wants, but don't always know the why. We think we do, but truth be told, often our dreams are based on needs and wants created by certain lacks within us and within our history. That is why, I keep an open mind. Because I know that sometimes on the way to our dreams, We get lost and find an even better one." ~Charles F. Glassman, MD, Coach MD

"The greatest achievement is selflessness. The greatest worth is self-mastery. The greatest quality is seeking to serve others. The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways. The greatest magic is transmuting the passions. The greatest generosity is non-attachment. The greatest goodness is a peaceful mind. The greatest patience is humility. The greatest effort is not concerned with results. The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go. The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances." ~ Atisha

"The supreme goal of the teachings is the emptiness whose nature is compassion." ~Atisha

"I believe there's an inner power that makes winners or losers. And the winners are the ones who really listen to the truth of their hearts." ~Sylvester Stallone

"I learned the real meaning of love. Love is absolute loyalty. People fade, looks fade, but loyalty never fades. You can depend so much on certain people, you can set your watch by them. And that's love, even if it doesn't seem very exciting." ~Sylvester Stallone

“Once in one's life, for one mortal moment, one must make a grab for immortality; if not, one has not lived.” ~Sylvester Stallone

"Mindfulness is simply being aware of what is happening right now without wishing it were different; enjoying the pleasant without holding on when it changes (which it will); being with the unpleasant without fearing it will always be this way (which it won’t)." ~James Baraz

"The lesson is, as a society, we need to be much more aware of our responsibility in protecting our environment and resources that we have. Neglecting our responsibilities will be a scenario for future disasters." ~Martin Fannin, LCG Commentary, A Time of Restoring

"The happiest people are rarely the richest, or the most beautiful, or even the most talented. Happy people do not depend on excitement and fun supplied by the externals. They enjoy the fundamental, often very simple, things of life. They waste no time thinking other pastures are greener, they do not yearn for yesterday or tomorrow." ~Jane Canfield

"The happiest people savour the moment, glad to be alive, enjoy their work, their families, the good things around them. They are adaptable, they can bend with the wind, adjust to the changes in their times, enjoy the contests of life, and feel themselves in harmony with the world. Their eyes turned outwards, they are aware and compassionate. They have the capacity to love." ~Jane Canfield

12/18/13

"Our job is to love people. When it hurts. When it’s awkward. When it’s uncool and embarrassing. Our job is to stand together, to carry the burdens of one another and to meet each other in our questions." ~Jamie Tworkowski from Journey to Peace

"Sometimes you don’t need a paragraph to sum up your day, sometimes one sentence has the perfect meaning. One sentence can describe your life; one sentence can make or break your day. When you live your life based off of chapters and chapters over time, you get lost in a story of struggle; you lose the beauty in it. There's something special about a sentence, something special about a group of words, too short to get lost in, but just long enough to bring understanding, to bring peace, and more times than not, to bring hope. Sometimes 1000 words can say nothing, but three words - recovery is possible- can instill faith in the torn, can give hope to the lost, and can bring love to the girl who feels she has nothing left." ~Jamie Tworkowski from To Write Love On Her Arms

"Sometimes you get lost in the world, its full of thoughts, full of fear, full of worry, but; when you take the time to make everything absolutely simple it can become a world of joy, happiness, and understanding. We as humans begin to over think everything. We start to move into a place in out mince where we think we know everything and everything we know is so very intricate, when in all absolute reality it's absolutely simple. When you're reading the quotes on this page (To Write Love on Her Arms), think about how the sentence refers to your life. You'll begin to see how we make our problems into something so powerful, because we make them intricate, but when we look at the simplicity that's actually there we become powerful, and our struggles and problems become weak. It's all about perspective." ~Jamie Tworkowski

"We are all a people in need. We are not perfect. We are not machines. We make mistakes. We need grace. We need compassion. We need help at times. We need other people. And that’s okay." ~Jamie Tworkowski

"You'll need coffee shops and sunsets, and road trips and airplanes, and passports and new songs, and old songs, but people more than anything else. You will need other people, and you will need to be that other person to someone else, a living, breathing, screaming invitation to believe better things." ~Jamie Tworkowski

12/16/13

"A boss creates fear, a leader confidence.
A boss fixes blame, a leader corrects mistakes.
A boss knows all, a leader asks questions.
A boss makes work drudgery, a leader makes it interesting.
A boss is interested in himself or herself, a leader is interested in the group." ~Russell H. Ewing

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"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way." ~+John C. Maxwell

"A travel agency brings people to a place they've never been, but a tour guide brings people to a place he has always been. In leadership do not bring your people to a place you've never been, do not let them do things you've never done." ~Kyle Reygel Perales, 14 January 2017

"A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent." ~Douglas MacArthur

"All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership." ~John Kenneth Galbraith

"As future leaders there are certain responsibilities which we expect you to observe. One of these is utmost discipline. If you are not disciplined, you can never win our confidence." ~Nelson Mandela in an Address to the Youth, South Africa, 13 April 1990, LTL

"Asking 'who ought to be the boss' is like asking 'who ought to be the tenor in the quartet?' Obviously, the man who can sing tenor." ~Henry Ford

"Blessed are leaders that embody the principles they espouse. Wicked are those who prey on the people's ignorance and naivete." ~Joffre Balce

"But if a leader is without divine appointment he will just decide based on his whims and caprices, desires worldly recognition using the name of God and at the expense of the innocent believers. A man of God represents God’s grace and peace, mercy and compassion, justice and righteousness." ~Paulus Augustinus Olivarez

"Change must be welcomed with an open mind and a willing heart. New leadership styles must be developed that can accommodate and facilitate the new ideas upon which progress depends." ~David G. Pumphrey

"Effective leadership is not about speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes." ~Peter Drucker

"Failing organizations are usually over-managed and under-led." ~Warren G. Bennis

"Freedom should not be understood to mean leadership positions or even appointments to top positions. It must be understood as the transformation of the lives of ordinary people in the hostels and the ghettos, in the squatter camps, on the farms and in the mine compounds." ~Nelson Mandela during an Address to the Leaders of the Free State Province, South Africa, 17 September 1994, LivingTheLegacy

"Good wise leaders respect the law and basic values of their society." ~Nelson Mandela speaking at the Annual Children's Celebrations, Bloemfontein, South Africa, 27 September 2003 Living The Legacy

“Great leaders don’t set out to be a leader…they set out to make a difference. It’s never about the role—always about the goal.” ~Lisa Haisha

"It is easy to be narrow minded and criticize but it is leadership that leads people through difficult times that matters! Those who have not involved themselves in lifting people from poverty and difficult circumstances should not qualify to criticise, especially from their own narrow westernized standpoint! Like leaders in China, you have to first prove yourself by deeds and not words." ~Louis Limited

"It is true that integrity alone won't make you a leader, but without integrity, you will never be one." ~Zig Ziglar

"It was through hardship, care for the people, perseverance and leadership that brought Singapore to the forefront." ~Louis Lim

"Leaders can let you fail and yet not let you be a failure." ~Stanley McChrystal

"Leaders who don't listen will eventually be surrounded by people who have nothing to say." ~Andy Stanley

"Leaders who know their strengths and weaknesses as leaders are likely to be far more effective that the ones who remain blind to them. They are also on the road to humility--that priceless attitude of openness to life that can help a manager absorb mistakes, failures, or personal shortcomings." ~John Adair

"Leaders will have to give clear and decisive leadership towards a world of tolerance and respect for difference, and an uncompromising commitment to peaceful solutions of conflicts and disputes." ~Nelson Mandela upon receiving the German Media Prize, Baden-Baden, Germany, 28 January 1999‪ ‎Living The Legacy‬

"Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other." ~John F. Kennedy

"Leadership is getting someone to do what they don't want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve." -Tom Landry

"Leadership is not about people following you, but in empowering them to lead." ~Bill George

"Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions." ~H Geneen

"Leadership qualities must be backed by high ethical and moral standards, humility, fairness and a willingness to learn and to change." ~Washington SyCip

"Most countries bow to their leader; this leader bows only to the people he serves." ~Aimee B. De Guia on PRRD, Philippines

“No leader will succeed without the help of God. In the Bible, there are some examples. Forsaken by his friends, deserted by most trusted aids, disowned even by his biological sons, David succeeded in leading Israel by the help of God." ~Bro. Eli Soriano, Church of God International

"Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself." -Thomas J. Watson

“One can become a leader only if one is supported by an ideology which makes other people tractable and accommodating.” ~Ludwig von Mises

"Shakespeare shows us how different leadership styles favor different times, situations, and cultures. He leaves us with the challenge to make a judgment call on which leadership style best suits us and the environment in which we are operating." ~David G Pumphrey

"The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it." -Theodore Roosevelt

"The blood of corruption has emanated from the top vein leadership and flowed down to its smallest tentacles. All that's been connected to the top has enjoyed the benefit of corrupt practices of leadership for many years. And almost all sectors of the govt was smeared and drenched in that filthy blood. It's time to wipe all the blood stains and blotches out." ~Aleph Haorh

'... the fact is that we are in a unique time, it is the first time since the Second World War when there is not one outstanding leader in the world.' ~Bob Hawke

"The leaders of mankind are those who lift their feet from the dusty road and lift their eyes to the illumined future." ~Woodrow Wilson

"You are a shining example to world leaders on how to engage with your electorate, bring about real change and increase confidence in the country and people." ~Michael Conlan on President Rodrigo R Duterte, Philippines

"It is a grave error for any leader to be oversensitive in the face of criticism" ~Nelson Mandela from the unpublished sequel to his autobiography, circa 1998 ‪

"It's already a fact that the people want a new leadership that could transcend this fledgling nation into a robust, tough and progressive archipelago in this side of the globe." ~Aleph Haorh on Philippines Politics: Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte

"Japan is the best leader and has a heart for the world! They are indeed the land of the rising sun and the Philippines is forever the pearl of the orient!" ~Aubrey Love Babiera-Rogers

"Leaders lead, builders build, but volunteers work for free to make things happen and thus MAKE A DIFFERENCE. ..." ~Diego Franco, 6 January 2017

My being a President is a mere title, l am human like you, and we are all equal.' ~President Rodrigo Roa Duterte

"This statement is a reflection of a leader who's willing to abase himself just to meet the people in common ground. It's a rare attribute found in high ranking officials or head of the state. Duterte is unique, down-to-earth, and wise." ~Aleph Haorh

“My leadership is being criticised because I’m opening the cupboards and we’re finding the skeletons,” ~Bishop Greg Thompson, On “mates protecting mates” culture

"No person can be a great leader, unless he takes genuine joy in the success of those under him." ~Anon

"One secret of leadership is that the mind of a leader never turns off. Leaders even when they are sightseers or spectators, are active; not passive observers." ~James Humes

"Our children are the rock on which our future will be built, our greatest asset as a nation. They will be the leaders of our country, the creators of our national wealth, those who care for and protect our people." ~Nelson Mandela speaking during the Dedication of the Qunu and Nkalane Schools, Qunu, South Africa, 3 June 1995, LivingTheLegacy

"Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice all for the freedom of their people." ~Nelson Mandela speaking at the Chief Albert Luthuli Centenary Celebrations, Kwadukuza, South Africa, 25 April 1998, LivingTheLegacy

"The best way to lead people (whether it be students, your children, or anyone you feel the need to help) is to realize that they are fully capable to leading themselves--we are all equal in this way, and we are all free to find that inside of us in just the way we need to." ~Happiness Convert

"The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on." ~Walter Lippmann

“The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.” ~Ralph Nader

"The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully." ~Walter Lippmann

"The great leaders are like the best conductors - they reach beyond the notes to reach the magic in the players." ~Blaine Lee on Leadership

“The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.” ~US President Ronald Reagan

"The mark of great leaders is the ability to understand the context in which they are operating and act accordingly" ~Nelson Mandela upon receiving the Chris Hani Award, at the 10th National Congress of the SACP, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1 July 1998

"The people of the Philippines elected Rodrigo Duterte since they wanted law and order, and he gave it to them. They have chosen a very strong ruler." ~US Senator Richard Black (from Newsinfolearn, FB, Dec 18, 2016)

"The toughness and dedication you showed in directing an independent foreign policy and separating from dependency and submission made everyone listen. Now the Philippines under your leadership will not be bullied or taken for granted." ~Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, 22 November 2016, APEC - Lima, Peru

"The world is full of people with natural leadership qualities. The traditional leaders, who led the independence struggle from the seventeenth century, were such men. But times have changed and education has become a very powerful weapon in the struggle to produce a well-developed person." ~Nelson Mandela from a letter to Makhi Jomo Dalasile, written in Victor Verster Prison, Paarl, South Africa, 14 August 1989, LTL

"The world needs very tough leaders like President Duterte in fighting many of the menaces bedeviling the world today." ~Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany (July 2017)

"There’s nothing as bad as a leader making a demand which you know can never succeed." ~Nelson Mandela from a conversation with Richard Stengel, circa December 1992, Living The Legacy‬

"To lead people, walk beside them . . . As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. The next best, the people honor and praise. The next, the people fear; and the next, the people hate . . . When the best leader's work is done the people say, "We did it ourselves!" ~Lao-Tzu

"WE WANT CHANGE! We want a leader that can bring us to that Promised Land. Duterte is a destructor of bad democracy, and equipped with an iron policy to effectively govern this country. We want a radical change; we believe it’s the only way... I’m taking that rollercoaster ride with him. I’m going up, slightly scared and excited, I don’t know what’s coming next but I know it’s going to be good. You can’t handle it, then ride a carousel that will give you the same vicious cycle of greed, corruption and illegal drugs. This great iron fist will change the infrastructure of the society of Philippines for the better, you're either with us, or against us, SO BE IT." ~Vivian Velez

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"A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd." ~Max Lucado

12/15/13

"A democracy of mean and ignorant people is just as scary as any other horrible form of government." ~Bryant McGill

"A lot of people have gone further than they thought the could because someone else thought they could." ~Zig Ziglar

"A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water." ~Carl Reiner

"Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together,but do so with all your heart." ~Marcus Aurelius

"Align yourself with people that you can learn from, people who want more out of life, people who are stretching and searching and seeking some higher ground in life." ~Les Brown

"Always cherish the people who were there for you when no one else was." ~Anon

"Arrogance, lies and deceit will never win people over." ~Rolaiza Mimi Singayao, 18 September 2017

"As people are walking all the time, in the same spot, a path appears." ~John Locke

"Be Grateful for every second of every day that you get to spend with the people you love. Life is so very precious." ~Anon

"Be open to others; give people a chance. Be open to yourself; give yourself a chance." ~Bryant McGill

"Be the one who nurtures and builds. Be the one who has an understanding and forgiving heart. Be the one who looks for the best in people. Leave people better than you found them." ~Marvin J. Ashton

"Be the one who nurtures and builds. Be the one who has an understanding and a forgiving heart, one who looks for the best in people. Leave people better than you found them." ~Di Riseborough-Intuitive Life Strategist

"Beauty is often spoken of as though it only stirs lust or admiration, but the most beautiful people are so in a way that makes them look like destiny or fate or meaning, the heroes of a remarkable story." ~Rebecca Solnit

"Before people want to hear what you say, they want to know that you care." ~Our Daily Bread

"Before the invention of electricity, people used to sleep early as intended by nature." ~Farzana Shaker

"Being alone has the power that very few people can handle." ~Steven Aitchison

“But remember what drives a man; real men do what they have to do to make sure their people are taken care of, clothed, housed, and reasonably sastisfied, and if they're doing anything less than that, they're not men.” ~Steve Harvey

"Caring people help others not because they expect a reward but because it is natural to show kindness." ~Anon

“Celebrate the people in your life who are there because they love you for no other reason than because you are YOU.” ~Mandy Hale

"Chaotic people often have chaotic lives, they somehow create that. Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace. If you learn to keep your mouth shut at the right times, there will be fewer times you have to pull your foot out of it. Remember: Inner peace is beyond victory or defeat." ~Anon

"Characterise people by their actions and you will never be fooled by their words." ~A Spiritual Journey

"Civic associations in this country play an important role in voicing the aspirations of the people and shaping their thoughts." ~Nelson Mandela from a letter to the Paarl Civic Association, written in Victor Verster Prison, Paarl, South Africa, 21 August 1989 ‪

“Creative people are curious, flexible, persistent, and independent with a tremendous spirit of adventure and a love of play.” ~Henri Matisse

“Culture makes people understand each other better. And if they understand each other better in their soul, it is easier to overcome the economic and political barriers. But first they have to understand that their neighbor is, in the end, just like them, with the same problems, the same questions.” ~Paulo Coelho

"Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself." ~Henry Miller

"Do something wonderful, people may imitate it." ~Albert Schweitzer

"Do what you can to help people but have the wisdom to accept your limits." ~Bryant McGill

"..., don't ever stop or let the world's negativity disenchant you or your spirit. If you surround yourself with love and the right people, anything is possible." ~Adam Green

"Don’t let people change the loving and caring person you are. Don’t let anyone get you down. Use the love and goodness inside you to stay strong." ~Brigitte Nicole

"Don't let the noise of other people's opinions drown out your own inner voice." ~Anon

"Don't trust people whose feelings change with time. Trust those whose feelings remain the same even when the time changes." ~Anon

"Don't wait for other people to be loving, giving, compassionate, grateful, forgiving, generous, or friendly... lead the way!" ~Steve Maraboli

"Don’t worry about what people say behind your back, they are the people who are finding faults in your life instead of fixing the faults in their own life." ~Anon

"Do you know what people really want? Everyone, I mean. Everybody in the world is thinking: I wish there was just one other person I could really talk to, who could really understand me, who’d be kind to me. That’s what people really want." ~Doris Lessing The Golden Notebook

"During the times that hurt the most, it is important to remember that the people we lose are never gone from us. They will always exist in the hearts of those they loved, in memories and in their legacy that will continue on forever." ~Tobin Brothers

"Even people who claim everything is predestined and we can do nothing about it, look before crossing the road." ~Quotes About Life

"Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own." ~Paulo Coelho , The Alchemist

"Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul." ~Luther Burbank

"For most people, their spiritual teacher is their suffering. Because eventually the suffering brings about awakening." ~Eckhart Tolle

"For most people, we often marvel at the beauty of a sunrise or the magnificence of a full moon, but it is impossible to fathom the magnitude of the universe that surrounds us." ~Richard H. Baker

"Forcing people to be generous isn't humanitarian, effective, compassionate or moral. Only acts that are truly voluntary for all concerned can be truly compassionate." ~Harry Browne

"Friends are those rare people who ask how you are and then wait for the answer." ~Anon

"From doing A Moon for the Misbegotten, I've learned that nobody's love can save anybody else. There are people who want to die, and nothing or nobody will stop them. The only one who can save you is yourself." ~Gabriel Byrne

"From now on we live in a world where man has walked on the Moon. It's not a miracle; we just decided to go." ~Tom Hanks

"Gestures of kindness, courage, honesty, and love tend to be small and quiet, and most of them are made by ordinary human beings. But these acts create and sustain a dense web of commitment that holds this planet and its people together. The web is so resilient that it will never be completely destroyed, because it is constructed of human goodwill rather than bricks, money, or nationalism." ~Sallirae Henderson

"Give light and people will find the way." ~Ella Baker

"Give people a chance to love you, for that is how you learn to love." ~Melissa Ososki

"Give people time. Give people space. Don’t beg anyone to stay. Let them roam. What’s meant for you will always be yours." ~Reyna Biddy

"Good people sometimes make bad decisions. They mess up, and they let others down. But that doesn't make them bad people. We all make mistakes." ~Anon

"Happiness is found in loving the truth in people." ~Robert Holden

"Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny." ~C.S. Lewis

"Haven't you been listening to your inner-voice? Be honest, your gut has been screaming but you have been ignoring it. How much more of your life are you going to throw-away for a lie? Accept it. Some people never change. Some people have abusive, negative, controlling tendencies in their blood; they are wired for havoc, bickering and deception. They know of no other way to interface with others except through their created chaos. Chaos is their home-court advantage where they play their mind-games so they can have power over you; it's a rigged game you can never win. They will wear you ragged and bring you to your knees emotionally and physically. In time they will destroy every wonderful thing you have in your life. You are in danger: your health, your peace of mind, your happiness and maybe even your life. There is more than one way to lose your life; quickly through violence, or fettered-away and wasted around dreadful, toxic people. You must take control of your life and make good decisions for yourself. The insanity must end, for your sake and for theirs." ~Bryant McGill

"Hear me, that the people may once again find the a Good Road and the Shielding Tree." ~Black Elk

“Here is a simple but powerful rule: always give people more than what they expect to get." ~Nelson Boswell

"Here’s to all the people who get back up more times than they are knocked down, who give more than they ever expect to receive, who still show love to others, even when their own heart is broken, who smile through the sad times, who light the way for others, who spread laughter and joy. Thank you for making the world a better place." ~Anon

"Here’s to the people who try their hardest to be good enough for everyone; who spend hours reading random quotes to find the right one; who listen to the same song dozens of times because the lyrics mean a lot; who deserve so much more than they get and are willing to fight for it and those who wished upon a star, wasted on someone that will never care; and to the beautiful people that feel lonely in their heart." ~Lessons Learned in Life

"Honesty has a power that very few people can handle." ~from Sun-gazing dot com

“Human history is work history. The heroes of the people are work heroes.” ~Meridel Le Sueur on Labor

"I admire people who choose to shine even after all the storms they've been through." ~Anon

“I believe that two people are connected at the heart, and it doesn't matter what you do, or who you are or where you live; there are no boundaries or barriers if two people are destined to be together.” ~Julia L. Roberts

"I can't make people value me. All I can do is show them who I am, what I feel, and what I believe in. It is up to them to realize my worth." ~Sobriety By The Grace Of God

"I cry for my people and my country." ~Ferdinand E. Marcos

"I don't chase people anymore. I learned that I'm here, and I'm important. I'm not going to run after people to prove that I matter." ~Anon

"I don’t interfere in the affairs of others, unless I’m asked. Even when I’m asked, my own concern is always to bring people together" ~Nelson Mandela from a conversation with Richard Stengel, 3 May 1993, LivingTheLegacy

"I forgive people but that doesn't mean I accept their behavior or trust them. I forgive them for me, so I can let go and move on with my life." ~Anon

"I’ve come to realize that the only people I need in my life are the ones who need me in theirs even when I have nothing else to offer but myself." ~from Lessons Learned in Life

"I have decided to stop saying yes to people and situations that don't support my well-being. Instead, I will say yes to my happiness, and yes to my growth, and yes to all the people and things that inspire me to be authentic and whole, while at the same time accepting me just as I am. My yes, from here on out, is my pledge to live honestly, my commitment to love myself fiercely, and my cry to create my best life possible. Yes." ~Scott Stabile

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." ~Maya Angelou

“I haven't stopped looking for the good in people. I've just accepted the fact that I'm not always going to find it.” ~Patti LaBelle

"I hope we can follow the wishes of the people and use this visit as an opportunity to push China-Philippines relations back on a friendly footing and fully improve things" - President Xi (DDS FB, October 21, 2016, Beijing) on President RR Duterte during his recent State Visit to the Republic of China

"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain." ~James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time (Mermaids of the Lake)

"I know that's what people say-- you'll get over it. I'd say it, too. But I know it's not true. Oh, you'll be happy again, never fear. But you won't forget." ~ Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

"I lay on the bed and lost myself in the stories. Books are safer than other people anyway." ~Neil Gaiman

"I love when people that have been through hell walk out of the flames carrying buckets of water for those still consumed by the fire." ~Stephanie Sparkles

"I really think—at any age—it's learning to be comfortable in your own skin. If women would treat themselves with the same kind of love they give to their friends, that would be such a great gift we could give ourselves. What makes you the most attractive is self-confidence. That's what people see." ~Cindy Crawford on Body Image

"I stopped explaining myself when I realized people only understand from their level of perception." ~Anon

"I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people." ~Indira Gandhi

"I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained." ~Walt Disney

"If ignorance is bliss, there should be more happy people." -Graffiti

"If people refuse to look at you in a new light and they can only see you for what you were, only see you for the mistakes you've made, if they don't realize that you are not your mistakes, then they have to go." ~ Steve Maraboli

"If people like you they'll listen to you, but if they trust you they'll do business with you." ~Zig Ziglar

"If people refuse to look at you in a new light and they can only see you for what you were, only see you for the mistakes you've made, if they don't realize that you are not your mistakes, then they have to go." ~Steve Maraboli

"If people were always kind and obedient to those who are cruel and unjust; the wicked people would have it all their own way: they would never feel afraid, and so they would never alter, but would grow worse and worse. When we are struck at without a reason, we should strike back again very hard; I am sure we should — so hard as to teach the person who struck us never to do it again." ~Charlotte Bonte, from JANE EYRE (1847)

"If we only wanted to be happy it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, which is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are." ~ Charles-Louis de Secondat Baron de Montesquieu

"If you are careful with people, they will offer you part of themselves. That is the big secret. " ~Eve Arnold

"If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet. How important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of your self that you leave at every encounter with another." ~Fred Roger

"If you disregard people's feelings you end up removing yourself from those person's lives." ~Danny Tizzy

"If you don't see your WORTH, you'll always attract people who don't see it either. When your self esteem rises, your life follows." ~Mandy Hale

“If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.” ~Albert Einstein

“In the silence of night I have often wished for just a few words of love from one man, rather than the applause of thousands of people.” ~Judy Garland on Caring

"In these times when trouble and violence are increasing, we have no choice but to face this mounting chaos as one family of people." ~White Buffalo Day Proclamation 27 August 2002

"It always rains the hardest on people who deserve the sun." ~Anon

"It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things." ~Elinor Smith

"It is a rarity to find someone who can weigh other people's faults without putting his own thumbs on the scale." ~Paraguayan Proverb

"It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious." ~Oscar Wilde

"It's already a fact that the people want a new leadership that could transcend this fledgling nation into a robust, tough and progressive archipelago in this side of the globe." ~Aleph Haorh on Philippines Politics: Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte

"It is always painful to part with people whom one has known for a very brief space of time. The absence of old friends one can endure with equanimity. But even a momentary separation from anyone to whom one has just been introduced is almost unbearable." ~Oscar Wilde

"It's easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled." ~Mark Twain

"It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life." ~Victor Hugo

"It's hard to let go of people that you never thought you could live without but it's possible to be happy again. Believe it and that day will come around sooner than you can imagine." ~D.Kemp

"It’s heartwarming to see people go above and beyond for others in need." ~Jenny Brown (an inspiring story of Greg Smith helping a homeless woman, Amy Joe shared on FB by Chicken Soup for the Soul).

"It's important that people should know what you stand for. It's equally important that they should know what you won't stand for." ~Mary H. Waldrip

"It is necessary, and even vital, to set standards for your life and the people you allow in it." ~Mandy Hale

"It is no use trying to sum people up. One must follow hints, not exactly what is said, nor yet entirely what is done." ~Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)

"It's not easy to educate people about the value of what we were born into and what our ancestors passed onto us We take things around us for granted. Slowly though we are starting to realize how important their value is." ~Trixie Cruz-Angeles, NCCA Legal Counsel, Philipine Identity Keeper

"It's not happy people who are thankful, it's thankful people who are happy. " ~David Vox

"It is not... That some people do not know what to do with truth when it is offered to them, But the tragic fate is to reach, after patient search, a condition of mind-blindness, in which The truth is not recognized, though it stares you in the face." ~Sir William Osler, physician, 1849-1919

"It is the Mothers, not the Warriors, who create a people and guide their destiny." ~Sioux

“It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.” ~Maya Angelou

"It is vital that our youth lead the efforts to create the conditions in which our people can sleep peacefully at night and our children can go to school without fear." ~Nelson Mandela upon receiving an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Kwazulu-Natal, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa, 30 May 1998, LivingTheLegacy‬

“It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know. We all know people who are so much afraid of pain that they shut themselves up like clams in a shell and, giving out nothing, receive nothing and therefore shrink until life is a mere living death.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt

"It will be of little avail to the people, if the law is so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood." ~James Madison, the Father of the American Constitution

"Joyful people have an integrity around them. They do what is right even if there is social pressure to do otherwise. Joyful people are true to themselves and their values." ~Edith R Shipp

"Laughing at other peoples' own mistakes can extend your strife." ~Edris Tamano

“Laughter is the closest distance between two people.” ~Victor Borge

"Let go of the people who dull your shine, poison your spirit, and bring you drama. Cancel your subscription to their issues." ~Steve Maraboli

"Let people know what you stand for - and what you won't stand for." ~H. Jackson Brown Jr.

"Like the sun, we are attracted to people who shine with warmth and brightness." ~A.D. Williams

"Like wildflowers; you must allow yourself to grow in all the places people thought you never would." ~E.V.

"Love leaves legacy. How you treated other people, not your wealth or accomplishments, is the most enduring impact you can leave on earth." ~Rick Warren

"Loving people live in a loving world. Hostile people live in a hostile world. Same world." ~Wayne Dyer

"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. " ~Thomas A. Edison

"Many people are smart, but only a few are wise." ~Ina de Graaf

"Many people like to teach others as if they themselves are masters, but you must love the flock with the heart of a father!" ~Y M Yang

"Many people seem to think it foolish, even superstitious, to believe that the world could still change for the better. And it is true that in winter it is sometimes so bitingly cold that one is tempted to say, 'What do I care if there is a summer; its warmth is no help to me now.' Yes, evil often seems to surpass good. But then, in spite of us, and without our permission, there comes at last an end to the bitter frosts. One morning the wind turns, and there is a thaw. And so I must still have hope." ~Vincent Van Gogh

"Many people spend more time planning the wedding than they do planning the marriage." ~Zig Ziglar

"Many people would be scared if they saw in the mirror, not their faces ... but their character." ~Anon

"Mean people are really just sad people. They hurt others because they are hurting. Every person is born beautiful, and much of the ugliness in others was put inside of them by other hurting people." ~Bryant McGill

"Mingle often with good people to keep your soul nourished." ~A.D. William

"Miserable people focus on the things that they hate about their life. Happy people focus on the things they love about their life." ~Zig Ziglar

“Money comes and goes, but people last for a lifetime.” ~Rob Shan

"Most people are unable to write because they are unable to think, and they are unable to think because they congenitally lack the equipment to do so, just as they congenitally lack the equipment to fly over the moon." ~H. L. Mencken

"Most people do not understand the wisdom of a free person. Such free spirits often become lonely in life. But the world needs them!" ~Wikr

"Most people who fail in their dream, fail not from lack of ability but from lack of commitment." ~Zig Ziglar

"Most really great people are humble." ~John Marks Templeton

"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no help at all." ~Dale Carnegie

"Most people die of a sort of creeping common sense and discover too late that the only things one never regrets are one's mistakes'." ~from The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

"Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second. Give your dreams all you've got and you'll be amazed at the nervy that comes out of you." ~Anon

"Music has a powerful hold of most people, it can make you cry, reminisce or fill you with pure excitement and ecstasy! Sometimes the good vibes are so strong that all you want to do is jump up on stage and join the fun." ~Harry Bartlett

"My dad once told me, ‘There’s three types of people. Moral people know the difference between right and wrong and do right. Immoral people know right and wrong and choose to do wrong. Amoral people don’t know the difference.’" ~Richard Dreyfuss

"My life is spent in perpetual alternation between two rhythms, the rhythm of attracting people for fear I may be lonely and the rhythm of trying to get rid of them because I know that I am bored." ~C.E.M. Joad

"Never argue with stupid people, They will drag you down to their Level they will beat you with experience." ~Mark Twain

"Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. For, indeed, that's all who ever have." ~Margaret Mead

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." ~Margaret Mead (1901-1978)

"Never loan your heart to hatred; it pays you back with self-destruction. Majority of people living are not aware that anger is an acid that destroys its own container." ~Israelmore Ayivor

"No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world." ~Brainy Quote,

"None of us know how much time we have left on this earth. What is left in the end are your actions, the memories you left behind and how you made people feel. And what you want to leave behind is people to remember you with love." ~Brigitte Nicole

“Not everyone is meant to be in your future. Some people are just passing through to teach you lessons in life.” ~Anon

“One can become a leader only if one is supported by an ideology which makes other people tractable and accommodating.” ~Ludwig von Mises

"One does not sell the earth upon which the people walk." ~Anon

"One does not sell the land people walk on." ~Crazy Horse

"One of the biggest tragedies of human civilization is the precedents of chemical therapy over nutrition. It's a substitution of artificial therapy over nature, of poisons over food, in which we are feeding people poisons trying to correct the reactions of starvation." ~Dr. Royal Lee (1951)

‪"Only few people have that heart to mold the next generation." ~John Vier ‬

"Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them." ~Leo Tolstoy

"Our people have the right to hope, the right to a future, the right to life itself. No power on this earth can destroy the thirst for human dignity. Our land cries out for peace. We will only achieve it through adherence to democratic principles and respect for the rights of all." ~Nelson Mandela speaking at King William's Town, Bhisho, South Africa, 8 September 1992, LTL

"People are all over the world telling their one dramatic story and how their life has turned into getting over this one event. Now their lives are more about the past than their future." ~Chuck Palahniuk

"People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are they who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can’t find them, make them." ~George Bernard Shaw

"People are constantly changing and growing. Do not cling to a limited, disconnected, negative image of a person in the past. See that person now. Your relationship is always alive and changing." ~Dr. Brian Weiss

"People are fighting over how our heartsongs are different. But they don't need to be the same. That's the beauty. We are a mosaic of gifts. Each of us has our inner beauty no matter how we look." ~Mattie Stepanek

"People are sent into our lives to teach us things that we need to learn about ourselves." ~Mandy Hale

"People are the custodians of the world’s wealth; if you want them to hand some over to you, you have to be nice to people!" ~Stuart Wilde

"People do not need saving. People need love, support, and encouragement that they can withstand any trials and will always come out stroanger, wiser, and more compassionate. I cannot shelter anyone from the storms of life, or they will never grow, learn, and expand." ~Brian L. Weiss

"People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

"People do not wander around and then find themselves at the top of Mount Everest. You will hit what you aim at. If you aim at nothing you will hit it every time." ~Zig Ziglar

"People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get. -Frederick Douglass

"People of humor are always in some degree people of genius." -Samuel Taylor Coleridge

"People say walking on water is a miracle, but to me walking peacefully on earth is the real miracle." ~Thich Nhat Hanh

"People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that's what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life." ~Elizabeth Gilbert

“People to whom sin is just a matter of words, to them salvation is just words too.” ~from AS I LAY DYING by William Faulkner from Vintage Books

"People want to change everything and, at the same time, want it all to remain the same." ~Paulo Coelho

"People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes." ~Abigail Van Buren

"People will come and go in life, but the person in the mirror will be there forever: SO BE GOOD TO YOURSELF." ~Zig Ziglar

"People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors." ~from "Reflections on the Revolution in France" (1790) by Edmund Burke

"People who are sensible about love are incapable of it." ~Douglas Yates

"People who believe their lives are meaningful tend to tell stories defined by growth, communion and agency." ~Dan McAdams, Northwestern University psychologist

"Really listening and suspending one's own judgment is necessary in order to understand other people on their own terms. As we have noted, this is a process that requires trust and builds trust." ~Mary Field Belenky

"Religion is for people who are afraid to go to hell. Spirituality is for those who have already been there." ~Vine Deloria, Sioux

"Rudeness has no place in kind people's heart." ~Leah C. Dancel, 11 January 2016

”Seeing things from a different point of view can help us understand why other people act the way they do. We, too often judge people without having all the facts.” - Sean Covey (from Yogi Alejandro)

"Sensitive people suffer more, but they love more and dream more." ~Augusto Cury

"Shallow people hear the words. Wise people hear the message. They hear the curses. We hear the outcry." ~Ranj De Chavez

"Small is the number of people who see with their eyes and think with their minds." ~Anon

"Some people are like clouds, when they disappear it's a brighter day." ~Arthur Gabriele

"Some people are never going to give you the same amount of energy as you give them, no matter how hard you try." ~Anthony Gucciardi

"Some people drink from the fountain of knowledge, others just gargle.” ~Robert Newton Anthony

"Some people go to church to put their world to rights..." ~Bookey Peek, Reader's Digest 2009

“Some people live as though they are already dead. There are people moving around us who are consumed by their past, terrified of their future, and stuck in their anger and jealousy. They are not alive; they are just walking corpses.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh

"Some people mistakenly conclude that cultivating compassion is all about others’ benefit, whereas the first benefit is to us. Compassion brings us peace of mind. It attracts friends. Friends are based on trust and trust develops when we show concern for others." ~Dalai Lama

“Some people think that the truth can be hidden with a little cover-up and decoration. But as time goes by, what is true is revealed, and what is fake fades away.” ~Ismail Haniyeh

"Some ways of using our thinking are really inspiring. There are people who use their thinking to race cars. People use their thinking to build rockets to the moon. It's all just a use of your thinking." ~Michael Nesmith

"Sometimes it feels good that some people fail to notice our existence around them. It's when we realise we are more important to ourselves than they are to us. There's nothing bitter in this realisation. Just a realisation that what we have is more precious than what we don't." ~Priti Shaw FB

'Sometimes it takes people a few decades to find their voice and a story that is worth telling." ~Krissy Kneen

"Sometimes people carry to such perfection the mask they have assumed that in due course they actually become the person they seem." ~W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)

"Stay away from people who can’t take responsibility for their actions and who make you feel bad for being angry at them when they do you wrong." ~Anon

"Strong people are made by opposition, like kites that go up against the wind." ~Frank Harris

"Strong people can shake, but never collapse. And once the hurt passes, more strength comes." ~Maria Flynn

"Successful people are not gifted; they just work hard, then succeed on purpose." ~G.K. Nielson

"The best way to lead people (whether it be students, your children, or anyone you feel the need to help) is to realize that they are fully capable to leading themselves--we are all equal in this way, and we are all free to find that inside of us in just the way we need to." ~Happiness Convert

"The distance betwIeen two people is the lack of respect for each other." ~Paulo Coelho

"The eagle likes to fly high above the world, not to look down on people, but to encourage them to look up.” ~unattributed

"The great secret that all old people share is that you haven’t really changed in 70 or 80 years. Your body changes, but you don’t change at all.” ~Doris Lessing

"The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do." ~Walter Bagehot

"The idea that everything is purposeful really changes the way you live. To think that everything that you do has a ripple effect, that every word that you speak, every action that you make affects other people and the planet." ~Victoria Moran

"The most loving people I know are those who go beyond stereotypes, those who break social constructs." ~Kyle Reygel Perales

“The only people who see the whole picture are the ones who step outside the frame.” ~Salman Rushdie

"The penalty of success is to be bored by the attentions of people who formerly snubbed you." ~Malcolm. W. Little

"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are usually the ones that do." ~Steve Jobs

“The people who shape our lives and our cultures have the ability to communicate a vision or a quest or a joy or a mission.” ~Anthony Robbins

"The present technology goes so fast forward, that people cannot catch it up. In a few years we will be like a tribes from caves, but with laser guns..." ~Anon

"The problem is these biases are often subtle. It’s these micro-inequities that do the most damage – the small, seemingly inconsequential ways in which people are mexcluded or discounted that, over time, erode confidence, value and worth and reinforce a culture that is not inclusive." ~astrophysicist Jill Rathborne on biases in the world of science

"The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be." ~Seneca

"The secret of living is to find people who will pay you money to do what you would pay to do if you had the money." ~S Caldwell

“The strongest relationships are between two people who can live without each other but don't want to.” ~Harriet Lerner

"The world suffers a lot. Not because of the violence of bad people, but because of the silence of good people!" ~Napoleon Bonaparte

"The worst thing about relationships is not to end up all alone, but to end up with people that make you feel all alone." ~Robin Williams

"There are better people in the world, do not let the worst do the worst to you, you deserve the best in life." ~Michael Bassey Johnson

"There are no limits to the majestic future which lies before the mighty expanse of Canada with its virile, aspiring, cultured, and generous-hearted people.” ~Winston Churchill

“There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.” ~Mahatama Gandhi

"There are people who are so wonderfully kind that simply being in their presence warms your heart like a beautiful sunrise." ~Robert Clancy on volunteers

"There are people who carry love and light to others. They are messengers of hope." ~Susan Gale Wickes

"There are things that we never want to let go of, people we never want to leave behind. But keep in mind that letting go isn’t the end of the world, it’s the beginning of a new life.” ~Anon

"There are two kinds of people in this world: wolves who cut their own path and sheep that just follow the herd." ~Troy Crane

"There has never been a great individual who did not have ordinary people at their side." ~Anon

"There must be millions of people all over the world who never get any love letters... I could be their leader." ~Charlie Brown

"There's only one thing sweet among the people. They never run out of anything to complain. Most are plain unteachable. It's okay to be "easy going" but sometimes there's got to be a boundary." ~LCD, 4 January 2016

"There will always be people in your life who treat you wrong. Be sure to thank them for making you strong." ~Zig Ziglar

"Things turn out best for the people who make the best out of the way things turn out." ~Art Linkletter

"Think about how much better this world would be if people would just smile at each other more often...You don't have to talk; you don't have to agree on anything; all you have to do is smile! Smiling breaks barriers; it eases tension, and it's the first step to making a new friend." ~Tom Giaquinto, Be A Good Human (from Mermaids of the Lake)

"Those that remind us of the indomitable will of the human spirit to triumph over adversity, that make you believe in people, that make you hope for our country and our world." ~Mike Acebedo Lopez, March 27, 2017

“To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say.” ~Rene Descartes on Behavior

"To lead people, walk beside them . . . As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. The next best, the people honor and praise. The next, the people fear; and the next, the people hate . . . When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves!'" ~Lao-Tzu

"To make the right choices in life, you have to get in touch with your soul. To do this, you need to experience solitude, which most people are afraid of, because in the silence you hear the truth and know the solutions." ~Deepak Chopra

"Too many people go through life running from something that isn't after them. Some also run after others not realizing that if they're meant in their lives, they won't run away." ~George Daniel Anos

"True education should include pointing people to where the most important truths are found." ~Gerard Weston

“We are people of the land and our language expresses this. Our knowledge is held in our languages and our languages express our cultures.” ~Veronica Perrurle Dobson, Alice Springs-based educator, author and Arrernte senior (Australian Geographic)

"We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves." ~Galileo Galilei

"We do not judge the people we love" ~Jean-Paul Sartre

"We know that our enemies are not other poor people abroad. Our enemies are the people that laid us off from our jobs, that denied us healthcare, that make it impossible to get an education. Our enemies are not in the poorest countries on the planet, but right here in the richest one." ~Mike Prysner, The Peace Report

"We probably wouldn't worry about what people think of us if we could know how seldom they do." ~Olin Miller

"We seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them." ~Francois de La Rochefoucauld

”We shouldn't judge people through the prism of our own stereotypes.” -Queen Rania of Jordan

"What an artist is trying to do for people is bring them closer to something, because of course art is about sharing. You wouldn't be an artist unless you wanted to share an experience, a thought." ~David Hockney

"When dealing with difficult people, I pause and reflect, instead of rant and react." ~Lisa Prosen

"When people are determined, they can overcome anything." ~Nelson Mandela from a conversation with Morgan Freeman

"When people are financially invested, they want a return. When people are emotionally invested, they want to contribute.” ~Simon Sinek

"When two people read books in each other’s company it is considered companionable silence, or mutual intellectual interest, or a romantic version of solitude from which one is sure they will surface shortly to discuss what they have read and marvel at each other’s insights." ~Emma Brockes

"When you hurt people, they begin to love you less. That's what careless words do. They make people love you a little less." ~Arundhati Roy

"Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong." ~Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

"While people are struggling unhappily in the cities against the cruel authorities, a waterfall happily and cheerfully flows in the nature; there is happiness only if there is freedom!" ~Mehmet Murat Ildan

“With a keen appreciation for the immaterial treasures that bring us closer to God, let us continue to pursue an agenda for genuine change that will be for the best interest of our people. I hope that we cherish with fondness, love and gratitude the spiritual inheritance left by our ancestors and loved ones on their special day." ~President RR Duterte, 1 November 2016

"Why do some people always see beautiful skies and grass and lovely flowers and incredible human beings, while others are hard-pressed to find anything or any place that is beautiful?" ~Leo Buscaglia

"Why do some people hurt you and then act like you hurt them? ~Steve Wentworth

"You can't travel the back roads very long without discovering a multitude of gentle people doing good for others with no expectation of gain or recognition... Some people out there spend their whole lives selflessly." ~Charles Kuralt

"You don’t meet the people you love, you recognize them." ~Anna Gavalda

“You know your testimony is strong when your roots are so deep that other people’s storms will never knock you over.” ~Shannon L. Alder

"You may think your light is small, but it can make a big difference in other people's lives. Let your Light shine!" ~Anon

"You make friends with people because you’re looking for lifelong relationships, not friendships of convenience or simplicity." ~Soul Spot

"Your outlook upon life, your estimate of yourself, your estimate of your value are largely coloured by your environment. Your whole career will be modified, shaped, moulded by your surroundings, by the character of the people with whom you come in contact every day." ~Orison Swett Marden

PEOPLE

"People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.
When you figure out which one it is,
you will know what to do for each person.
When someone is in your life for a REASON,
it is usually to meet a need you have expressed.
They have come to assist you through a difficulty;
to provide you with guidance and support;
to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually.
They may seem like a godsend, and they are.
They are there for the reason you need them to be.
Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time,
this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.
Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away.
Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.
What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled; their work is done.
The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.
Some people come into your life for a SEASON,
because your turn has come to share, grow or learn.
They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh.
They may teach you something you have never done.
They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy.
Believe it. It is real. But only for a season.
LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons;
things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation.
Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person,
and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life.
It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant."
~Anon

MY SOUL

"I am not this hair I am not this skin I am the soul That lives within." ~Rumi

FRIENDSHIP

"I am dressed with friendship." ~Rumi

THE BLOGGER

"The die is cast." ~Julius Caesar

AUTHOR

❤Heavenly Father, no matter what comes my way, please help me give this day completely over to You!❤

PRAYER

Heavenly Father, as I thank You this morning for the gift of life, I also thank you for the gift of wonderful people I have met along this journey. Some of them inspire me, some stretch me, challenge me, love me and encourage me. All of them help me to realize how beautiful and meaningful my life is. Bless every person here with good health, security, wealth, peace, joy and success. Grant their prayers too please. Amen.

BRIGHT LIGHT

"You are a bright light in the world and give love to those who need it most." ~Nametests

PUREST PLACE IN YOUR HEART

"Retrace your steps and go back to the purest place in your heart… where your hope lives." ~Everwood (Trust Your Journey)

"To a Poet" by Alexander Pushkin

"No poet should set store by public acclamation. Ecstatic praise will pass, an instant in the ear; The empty crowd will laugh, the fool will have his oration, But you must stay quite calm, unbending, and austere."

As I Am

“Maybe our favorite quotations say more about us than about the stories and people we're quoting.” ~John Green

TRUE LOVE

"You are the road of love and at the end my home." ~Rumi

FOREVER LOVE

"May the dawn of each new day bring great promise and inner strength." ~from Native Americans

Random Moment

"Be bold enough to use your voice, brave enough to listen to your heart, and strong enough to live the life you've always imagined." ~Anon

Sydney Opera House 40th Anniversary

"Today should always be our most wonderful day!" ~Thomas Dreier

Live Life to the Full

“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. He is rich who owns the day, and no one owns the day who allows it to be invaded with fret and anxiety. Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities, no doubt crept in. Forget them as soon as you can, tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely, with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense. This new day is too dear, with its hopes and invitations, to waste a moment on the yesterdays.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

My Most Memorable Journey

"With the new day, comes new strength and new thoughts." ~Eleanor Roosevelt

International Fleet Review

"I still laugh at life no matter how tough it can get." ~Leah C. Dancel,( 3-11 October 2013

A Tribute to Cancer Survivors

In Support to Marvin Lane of The Rhyming Place

All photographs, unless noted, are my copyrights.

"To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place." ~Elliott Erwitt

Quotes are sourced from the Inspiration Line founded by Chelle Thompson, The Friendship Book of Francis Gay, The Happy Guy by David Leonhardt, Quotes by People on Stamps, Inspirational Quotations by Barbara J Olson and from other various sources that trickle my quotable interest.

"A fine quotation is a diamond on the finger of a man of wit, and a pebble in the hand of a fool." ~Joseph Roux

"While I gather storm of quotations, nothing inspires me most than those contained in The Bible ... Timeless!" ~Leah C. Dancel

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"I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving " ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

“What is it in the melody of sound...which calls such visionary beauty forth from every tone?” ~R.E. Salaman

"The thoughts of the day become the dreams of the night." ~Anon

"Try to make at least one person happy every day. If you cannot do a kind deed, speak a kind word. If you cannot speak a kind word, think a kind thought. Count up, if you can, the treasure of happiness that you would dispense in a week, in a year, in a lifetime!" ~Lawrence G. Lovasik

༺♥༻༺♥༻༺♥BEAUTIFUL THOUGHTS

Inspiring and uplifting thoughtsBring beauty to the mind,By dwelling on the positive,What's joyful, happy, kind.Courage and enthusiasm,Cheerfulness and grace,Radiating from withinAll show upon the face.

Reflecting on the beautiful,What's pure and good and true,Embracing all the world of wonderThat's surrounding you.Hope, contentment, peace and love,Your thoughts can soar on wings So let the life within your mindBe filled with lovely things.

~Kathleen Gillum ~༺♥༻༺♥༻༺♥

~ Max Ehrmann ~

A Prayer

Let me do my work each day;and if the darkened hoursof despair overcome me, may Inot forget the strengththat comforted me in thedesolation of other times.

May I still remember the brighthours that found me walkingover the silent hills of mychildhood, or dreaming on themargin of a quiet river,when a light glowed within me,and I promised my early Godto have courage amid thetempests of the changing years.

Spare me from bitternessand from the sharp passions ofunguarded moments. MayI not forget that poverty andriches are of the spirit.Though the world knows me not,may my thoughts and actionsbe such as shall keep me friendlywith myself.

Lift up my eyesfrom the earth, and let me notforget the uses of the stars.Forbid that I should judge otherslest I condemn myself.Let me not follow the clamor ofthe world, but walk calmlyin my path.

And though age and infirmityovertake me, and I come not withinsight of the castle of my dreams,teach me still to be thankfulfor life, and for time's oldenmemories that are good andsweet; and may the evening'stwilight find me gentle still.

(The Desiderata of Happiness)

Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,and remember what peace there may be in silence.As far as possible without surrender be on good termswith all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly;and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant;they too have their story.Avoid loud and aggressive persons,they are vexations to the spirit.If you compare yourself with others,you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.Keep interested in your own career, however humble;it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.Exercise caution in your business affairs;for the world is full of trickery.But let not this blind you to what virtue there is;many persons strive for high ideals;and everywhere life is full of heroism.Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection.Neither be cynical about love for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.Take kindly the council of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.But do not distress yourself with imaginings.Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.Therefore be at peace with God,whatever you conceive Him to be.And whatever your labours and aspirations,in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams,it is still a beautiful world.Be cheerful, strive to be happy.

PROTECT ME O LORD

Psalm 119:11 Your word I have hidden in my heart that I might not sin against you.

"When you find time on your hands, put them together in prayer." ~Our Daily Bread

"Remember the day's blessings; forget the day's troubles"~Anon

GREATER BLESSINGS

"Every pain that you learn to tolerate leaves you healthier than it found you" ~G. Teodoro, Jr.

PEACE

"Nothing can bring you peace but yourself." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

DREAM ON

"Every dream that you left behind is a piece of your future that won't exist." ~Steve Jobs

FLY AWAY HOME

Au revoir to the LAND of LONG WHITE CLOUDS

MY PLACE FOR SERENITY

... be quiet, please...

Written in the Sand

"Keep dreaming and create reality." ~Kristian Kan

NO EXPLANATION

"Beauty is a form of genius — is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs no explanation. It is of the great facts in the world like sunlight, or springtime, or the reflection in dark water of that silver shell we call the moon." ~Oscar Wilde

LAO TZU

Tao Te Ching

AUTUMN

"Seasons change and so do you. Trust the rhythms of your life." ~Project Happiness

KNOW THYSELF

"To know others is wisdom, to know oneself enlightenment." ~Lao Tzu

MY WORLD

"The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself." ~Michel de Montaigne

COMPANION

"Fortunate is he who does not carry envy as a companion." ~Rumi

VALORIZAR CADA MOMENTO

"May you be Strengthened by Yesterday's rain, Walk straight in Tomorrow's wind, and Cherish each moment Of the Sun today." ~Ojibwa Prayer

Naturally Homegrown

"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." - Confucius

BEST WISHES TO MY GUESTS

"The best feeling in the world is being loved back by the person you love." ~ Anon

2015

"A book of quotations can never be complete." ~Robert M. Hamilton

SUNSHINE IN AUTUMN

“There is no remedy for love but to love more.” ~Henry David Thoreau

VERMILLION SEAL

"The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind." ~Albert Einstein

PRECIOUS GIFT

"I look at life as a gift of God." ~Joyce Cary

LIVE WELL

"Daily find something to laugh about. A sense of humor and a good belly laugh relieves stress, inspires hope, keeps you alert and connects you to others." ~Total Body Wellness

From My Desk

I feel so honoured to find that there are websites who sourced some of their materials from my blog as I have sourced mine from others. It is great to be able to channel some wonderful thoughts of my great friends to be shared to many others, hoping it will give them some uplifting words to live by.

Learning words of wisdom from people helps me to be philosophical and practical in my approach to life. Of course, I follow my own conviction trying not to compromise any conventions. I certainly do not lean on my own understanding either. We all need divine inspired guidance. My parents were my first teachers who taught me some "nuggets of wisdom". To them, I am indebted my knowledge of life to which they molded my intellectual and spiritual well-being.

Prayer

“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” ~Reinhold Niebuhr

"Prayer is an essential tool for us to talk with God and to build a closer relationship with Him, so we can become more like our Father. " ~Douglas S Winnail

"Prayer is our pathway not only to divine protection, but also to a personal, intimate relationship with God." ~ Shirley Dobson

"Prayer is the wing wherewith the soul flies to heaven and meditation the eye wherewith we see God." ~ Ambrose of Milan

"Having a life time of prayer, talking to God become natural as breathing...it's the presence of God ... moment by moment reality" ~ Anon

"Prayer is and remains always a native and deepest impulse of the soul of man." ~ Thomas Carlyle

"In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart." ~John Bunyan*****"Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia." ~ Charles M. Schulz

Content and Honour

"O God, help us to perform our duties with laughter and kind faces; and let cheerfulness abound with industry. Give us to go blithely on our business all this day, and bring us to our resting beds weary and content and undishonoured; for Jesus Christ's sake." ~Robert Louis Stevenson

About Me

"To thine own self be true, , Thou canst not then be false to any man."~ William Shakespeare

A Hebrew origin, means 'the joyous one'

Leah is magnetic and seductiveShe carries a sense of her own powerShe has a great skill for teaching othersShe sees the ironies of life all too clearlyHer capacity for sympathy is celebratedShe is a mistress of persuasionHer strong powers of endurance set her aloftHer home is haven of securityShe may be prone to exhibitionismNothing is free from her scrutiny.

Leah ~ also means "weary" relinquishing her heart to love, for she is a hopeless romantic, putting others before herself, for she knows no other way but to give a helping hand, her reassuring smile is there for all to see, no cause is too great, for giving up is unknown to her, she loves a challenge to do her best.

You are calm and rational.You are also GIVING and KIND - a Great FRIEND.You are EASY GOING and TRUSTING.However, you are too SENSIBLE to fall for MIND GAMES.

,Lily

You are artsy and elegant. Your imagination allows you to place yourself in other people’s shoes, which allows you to easily understand and sympathize with those around you.

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"What is a friend? I will tell you, it is someone with whom you dare to be yourself." ~Frank Crane

"The essence of a perfect friendship is that each friend reveals himself utterly to the other, flings aside his reserves, and shows himself for what he truly is." ~Robert Benson

"Beauty is power; a smile is its sword." - John Ray

"A woman whose smile is open and whose expression is glad has a kind of beauty no matter what she wears."~Anne Roiphe

"Basic beauty lies in the way a woman walks; it is health and an attitude to life." ~Nancy Astor "Goodness is beauty in the best estate." ~Christopher Marlowe

"Integrity reveals beauty." ~Thomas Leonard

"Of life's two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving heart and the second in a laborer's hand." ~Khalil Gibran

“Real beauty is about looking life right in the face and seeing all its magnificence reflected in your own.” ~Valerie Monroe"A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside."~Denis Waitley

It's not wise to count your friendson a bright sunny day,when the sky is blueand smiles come so easily.

Instead wait for a storm,when the clouds are dark andthe day grows cold,and laughter is not heardin your heavy heart.

Then when a friend comesand stands beside youand lifts your spirits to the skyand laughter is in your heart,he or she deserves the name ...

FRIEND.

Thank you, my Friend,for braving the storms with meand for making the sunny days so much brighter.

You are You

You are strong when you take your grief and teach it to smile.

You are brave when you overcome your fear and help others to do the same.

You are happy when you see a flower and are thankful for the blessing.

You are loving when your own pain does not blind you to the pain of others.

You are wise when you know the limits of your wisdom.

You are true when you admit there are times you fool yourself.

You are alive when tomorrow's hope means more to you than yesterday's mistake.

You are growing when you know what you are but not what you will become.

You are free when you are in control of yourself and do not wish to control others.

You are honorable when you find your honor is to honor others.

You are generous when you can take as sweetly as you can give.

You are humble when you do not know how humble you are.

You are thoughtful when you see me just as I am and treat me just as you are.

You are merciful when you forgive in others the faults you condemn in yourself.

You are beautiful when you don't need a mirror to tell you.

You are rich when you never need more than what you have.

You are you when you are at peace with who you are not.

~Anon~

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Stand Up in For Yourself;Stand Up and be Yourself

Stop hiding!Stop holding yourself back and playing yourself down!Stop worrying about how you look and what people are saying.Stop listening to what people are saying and trying to find out if they are whispering about you.Stop waiting for someone to tell you that you are okay or to make you feel special.Life is special!It is a special gift.This is your life!Now take your gift and live it out in the open!Decide today that you are going to live out loud!

Living out loud means having the courage to be exactly who you are without apology.It means admitting your mistakes without beating yourself up.It means not taking who you are and what you have for granted.Release all shame!Release all guilt!You cannot live out loud if you are hiding behind what was.Living out loud means focusing on what is, right now, and that is you!

To live out loud means showing up as your authentic self, without your makeup or your toupee.It means acknowledging your shortcomings and celebrating your strengths.Living out loud means broadcasting your needs, your likes and your dislikes as they relate to your fears and frustrations.It means that you let people know exactly who you are and expect them to be as thrilled as you are about who you are.

In order to live out loud you must have faith in yourself and in the process of life.You must have principles you live by and standards by which you can govern and gauge yourself.Most important, in order to live out loud you must love yourself enough to tell yourself and everyone else the absolute truth about you.When you can do that, you can live out loud and be very proud about what the world will hear about you.

Until today, you may have been living your life in a whisper.Just for today, take one step toward pumping up your volume.Stand up in yourself! Stand up and be yourself!

~Iyanla Vanzant~

TO WONDER

To wonder, to know,

To explore, always asking:

What am I?

Who am I?

What will become of me?

Of my knowledge?

Am I squandered on the world?

Cheapening existence through vanity?

How long before I am fit to say, I know this!

Rather than, I think this.

That in itself questions self,

Whether our thought and mind is

Our own knowledge and assurance.

At what point in time do we stop marching?

Pencil upon paper, sight upon colour and light.

A fixation upon what we comprehend

And that, which is incomprehensible.

Are we gambling with the gifts we are given?

Are they gifts?

The ability to question choice, life, the air we breathe;

The sun, the moon, clouds, stars, the earth, wind, rain, height.

Re-reading leads.

Random, our teachers abandon us,

Fending for all you are on your own

'Tis a lonely path all humans follow, trying to fill the void

With relationships, contact with others, family, friends.

I advanced myself only through victory.

Victory against what?

If there’s nothing to fight against,

How do we advance at all?

Do we fight against self-doubt?

From the Original Manuscript Written by Lily

Poetic Concept:

Copyright@2008, LD, All rights reserved.

Remember today all the blessings you have

Remember today that you are alive.Sometimes we tend to forget.You have a purpose that is all your own.No one else is you.You have dreams and hopes and desires.Listen to your heart for a while.

Remember today all the blessings you have.There's beauty in every direction you look.Enjoy the abundance that is already yours.The world is a wonderful place and you're here.

Remember today that you get what you give.Your world is a mirror of your inner self.Love will be yours when you give it away.

Remember today that life is creation.As long as you live you can always contributeyour own special voice.Remember today is a special time.Make the best of it while you can.

A VANISHED FRIEND

Around the corner I have a friend,In this great city that has no end,Yet the days go by and weeks rush on,And before I know it, a year is gone.

And I never see my old friend's face,For life is a swift and terrible race,He knows I like him just as well,As in the days when I rang his bell.

And he rang mine but we were younger then,And now we are busy, tired men.Tired of playing a foolish game,Tired of trying to make a name.

'Tomorrow' I say! 'I will call on JimJust to show that I'm thinking of him.'But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes,And distance between us grows and grows.

Around the corner, yet miles away,'Here's a telegram sir,' Jim died today.'And that's what we get and deserve in the end.Around the corner, a vanished friend.

~Anon~

Remember to always say what you mean. If you love someone, tell them. Because when you decide that it is the right time it might be too late.

Seize the dayNever have regrets.And most importantly,stay close to your friendsand family, for they have helpedmake you the person that you are today.

SMILE, even through your tears! ~JBY

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BEAUTY

It is when beauty arrives,

To wake us up and come alive,

Guide our eyes to the sky,

To look within and we will shine.

Keep the flame of hope burning bright,

To see our inner light come to life,

And then the winds blow and we begin to breathe,

To hold that moment that never leaves.

Seek the beauty within the world,

Grasp the life we hold deep inside,

Embrace everything from our soul,

Until we reflect the light from our eyes.

The light gives life to the colours of change, Blending into one that remain the same, Adorning the blue stained sky,

Dreams reign high while clouds entwine.

And the depths of the ocean below,

Reflects our tears through rain and snow, Crystallised in the blink of our eyes,

A momentary glimmer of the radiant light.

Stars awaken as we look above,

And pain slowly fades to love,

Reawakened as we morph to dust,

And dissolve in all that is and ever was.

We reveal of what is inside,

Within the lineaments of our soul,

A beauty mirrored from our eyes,

It is a teardrop filled with the world.

Beauty is the essence of the heart,

As love is expressed into an art,

A light that is born that guides us home,

A dream that dawns of all we've known.

A birth into the unborn again,

A commencing where all become still,

A starting where we stopped to rest,

A momentary time that we fulfill.

Patrick Graven

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The day is DONE

The day is done,

it cannot be changed.

My actions and my thoughts

reflected my own spirit

on this day of some,

I am proud,

of some I am not.

When I wake,

there will be new chances...

To think and act

with wisdom and compassion.

There will be new temptations

to be petty,

small or selfish...

May I choose wisely and well

from waking to day's end...

And be a blessing to all I meet.

~Anon~

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We Are Collective

Let the real revolution begin.

This is a fight to save our country's future.

To salvage the gains we have so far achieved

when we decided to put the right man in Malacanang.

To ensure that everything he does

and all he has accomplished will bear fruit

instead of simply going to waste.

To cut our ties of dependence to oligarchic structures

whose only desire is to enslave us.

To chart our own course.

Fueled by a longing to break free from the past.

To see a country where we all enjoy real economic progress.

To see the day when Filipinos do not need to migrate.

To stand proudly among the brotherhood of nations.

Not as beggars but as equals.

Duterte has shown us the way.

But evil forces conspire to block that path.

Using every weapon in their arsenal to fool and deceive us.

This we cannot allow.

Because we are Legion.

We are the Multitude.

We are Collective.

"A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty." ~Anon

"The voice of the Lord is the voice of common sense, which is shared by all that is ~Samuel Butler (1835 - 1902)

May the sun bring you new energy by day.May the moon softly restore you by night.May the rain wash away your worries.May the breeze blow new strength into your being.May you walk gently through the world and know its beauty all the days of your life.